day suspended jail sentence for spying on scientology , and the german government apologized to switzerland for the incident . a " sect filter " , also known as a " protective declaration " ( sc ##hu ##tzer ##kla ##run ##g ) , is a document that requires prospective business partners or employees to acknowledge any association with a sect or new religious movement before entering a business or employment contract . such sect filters , primarily used to screen out sci ##ent ##ologists , have been drafted by german government agencies for use by businesses . " sect commissioner ' s " offices exist in germany as part of regional or local government . a work instruction introduced in 1996 requires government staff in the ar ##bei
day suspended jail sentence for spying on scientology, and the german government apologized to switzerland for the incident. a " sect filter ", also known as a " protective declaration " ( schutzerklarung ), is a document that requires prospective business partners or employees to acknowledge any association with a sect or new religious movement before entering a business or employment contract. such sect filters, primarily used to screen out scientologists, have been drafted by german government agencies for use by businesses. " sect commissioner's " offices exist in germany as part of regional or local government. a work instruction introduced in 1996 requires government staff in the arbei